Stelidioseris hourqi Alloiteau 1958 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Alternative combination: Isastraea hourqi

Belongs to Stelidioseris according to H. Löser 2012

Sister taxa: Stelidioseris bellensis, Stelidioseris decaphylla, Stelidioseris gibbosa, Stelidioseris japonica, Stelidioseris kunthi, Stelidioseris major, Stelidioseris melkarthi, Stelidioseris minima, Stelidioseris pattoni, Stelidioseris retifera, Stelidioseris tendagurensis, Stelidioseris tourtiensis, Stelidioseris whitneyi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at J. Outita col de Moussanoua, Atlas Mountains (Jurassic of Morocco)

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